LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

addormīscō

addormīscō (present infinitive addormīscere)

Meaning

  1. to fall asleep, go to sleep

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.addormīscōaddormīscēbamaddormīscam———
2nd sg.addormīscisaddormīscēbāsaddormīscēs———
3rd sg.addormīscitaddormīscēbataddormīscet———
1st pl.addormīscimusaddormīscēbāmusaddormīscēmus———
2nd pl.addormīscitisaddormīscēbātisaddormīscētis———
3rd pl.addormīscuntaddormīscēbantaddormīscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.addormīscamaddormīscerem——
2nd sg.addormīscāsaddormīscerēs——
3rd sg.addormīscataddormīsceret——
1st pl.addormīscāmusaddormīscerēmus——
2nd pl.addormīscātisaddormīscerētis——
3rd pl.addormīscantaddormīscerent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.addormīsce—
pres. 2nd pl.addormīscite—
fut. 2nd sg.addormīscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.addormīscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.addormīscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.addormīscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveaddormīscere—
perfect infinitiveaddormīscisse—
present participleaddormīscēns—
gerundaddormīscendī, addormīscendō, addormīscendum

ad-dormisco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n., to go to sleep: quoties post cibum addormisceret, Suet. Claud. 8.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinaddormīscō

Latin dormīscō Latin addormīscō From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dormīscō (“fall asleep”).

Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseadormecerfrom Old Galician-Portuguese adormecer
  • Spanishadormecer
  • Galicianadormecerfrom Old Galician-Portuguese adormecer

Quick answers

What does addormīscō mean in Latin?
addormīscō, a verb, means “to fall asleep, go to sleep”.
What are the principal parts of addormīscō?
addormīscō, addormīscere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
Where does addormīscō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin addormīscō.